Thank you for the critique @somedude . This was actually a rant. I was actually quite skeptical in publishing it. Seeing it now myself I know I could have compose it much better.
you started ok, but because you got too much in the rant ... you took it too far
while I do get your point of view; a lot of anarchists just don't think any further than; the government is bad and I don't support it, so I'm good
and then what? nothing, that's it, they get to feel good about themselves and they just don't take it any further than that ... so sure, be critical about that.
but to say there are no differences between bitcoin and fiat ... that's just not true, although there are indeed similarities and problems; fiat is backed by violence, bitcoin is not and that's a very essential difference
you're right that merely a crash isn't going to solve it, as the government will simply use their violence to take whatever they want, despite the fact that they caused the crash ... and napoleon came into power after a crash, so did the communists, hitler and so many other violent depots, so I'm not hoping for a worldwide crash
but ... let's assume for the sake of argument that in another 2-3 years steemit has grown so big, it's part of the top 5 biggest platforms ... no more censorship, independent journalists actually getting paid etc etc ... it will be an improvement, a big improvement
again, although I understand where you're coming from, as a lot of anarchists are indeed rather naive, I do believe that over time, mostly thanks to digital solutions like bitcoin and steemit, we will end up with societies that are in fact anarchistic, as long that means; still rules and even whales as well, but no longer 1 single group holding a monopoly on violence, but rather several different groups working together ... completely open and decentralized
will it be utopia with no problems, no conflicts and no crimes? no of course not, but the economy will be booming and since people already are social creatures; they will take care for each other ... it will not be perfect, yet so much better than waiting around for the next government made disaster to hit us
Thank you for the critique @somedude . This was actually a rant. I was actually quite skeptical in publishing it. Seeing it now myself I know I could have compose it much better.
you started ok, but because you got too much in the rant ... you took it too far
while I do get your point of view; a lot of anarchists just don't think any further than; the government is bad and I don't support it, so I'm good
and then what? nothing, that's it, they get to feel good about themselves and they just don't take it any further than that ... so sure, be critical about that.
but to say there are no differences between bitcoin and fiat ... that's just not true, although there are indeed similarities and problems; fiat is backed by violence, bitcoin is not and that's a very essential difference
you're right that merely a crash isn't going to solve it, as the government will simply use their violence to take whatever they want, despite the fact that they caused the crash ... and napoleon came into power after a crash, so did the communists, hitler and so many other violent depots, so I'm not hoping for a worldwide crash
but ... let's assume for the sake of argument that in another 2-3 years steemit has grown so big, it's part of the top 5 biggest platforms ... no more censorship, independent journalists actually getting paid etc etc ... it will be an improvement, a big improvement
again, although I understand where you're coming from, as a lot of anarchists are indeed rather naive, I do believe that over time, mostly thanks to digital solutions like bitcoin and steemit, we will end up with societies that are in fact anarchistic, as long that means; still rules and even whales as well, but no longer 1 single group holding a monopoly on violence, but rather several different groups working together ... completely open and decentralized
will it be utopia with no problems, no conflicts and no crimes? no of course not, but the economy will be booming and since people already are social creatures; they will take care for each other ... it will not be perfect, yet so much better than waiting around for the next government made disaster to hit us